Once rain clears mostly dry again

The St Patrick's Day trough brought
useful amounts of rain to the northern and central parts of
the North Island and the South Island, with 10 to 40mm
falling in many places and larger amounts over the Southern
Alps and the western ranges of Nelson.

MetService
meteorologist John Law commented, "There is still some rain
and heavy showers left in this complex trough, but it is
only likely to be beneficial to the southern half of the
North Island and the north of the South Island."

Law
added, "The trough should weaken as it pushes further north
and a cooler southerly flow breaks out over the North Island
by late Tuesday. The next high is waiting in the wings and
is expected to spread across the entire country by the end
of the week, bringing a return to mostly dry
weather."

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